What is DNS?

Every website on the Internet is identified by a string of numbers called an IP address, and each site’s IP address has a corresponding URL that is easier for humans to remember. The DNS, or domain name system, is how your device translates the URL that a human types or clicks into that string of numbers. So you don’t have to!

ExpressVPN is a
VPN service
with its own private DNS. Unlike other VPN services, whenever you’re connected through ExpressVPN, your DNS activity is protected by the same encryption and tunnelling protocol that covers the rest of your Internet traffic, because ExpressVPN runs its own DNS on every VPN server.

Use a private, zero-knowledge DNS

Third-party DNS servers log personally identifiable data from your traffic, like when and where you tried to access what site. Anyone with access to that server could check DNS logs that link back to you.

ExpressVPN’s built-in DNS is zero-knowledge, meaning your personally identifiable data is
never stored
on any server.

256-bit Encrypted DNS

Other VPN services offer to encrypt your traffic, but leave DNS requests exposed. Because ExpressVPN runs its own DNS,
all
your traffic, including DNS lookup, is protected from attacks and manipulations with
best-in-class encryption.

No DNS Blocking or Filtering

Because third party DNS is often unprotected, intercepting your DNS requests via man-in-the-middle attacks is one of the easiest ways for governments, ISPs, and corporate entities to deny access to certain content.

ExpressVPN’s DNS requests are encrypted and signed, making them safe from censorship, DNS filtering, phishing, and
other manipulation.
You'll even get quicker response times because your DNS requests never leave the VPN tunnel.